Geronda truly shone forth in the monastic and spiritual struggle, and he became a light to those in darkness. This...
Question: Can we offend God? Answer: Of course we can. Even from the beginning of the Bible, God says: ‘My Spirit shall not remain in them because they have become flesh’ (Gen. 6:3) and St Paul says, ‘Do not grieve the Holy Spirit’ (Eph. 4:30). We do not accept anthropomorphism in our approach to God, but there is a certain analogy. God is well-pleased when we are humble and perform righteousness, and He is grieved when we sin. Christ had such manifestations while He was with us in the flesh. Saint Sophrony said that the Lord rarely rejoiced while He was on earth. He was always grieving about this world. Question: How is the fact that we can offend Him compared to ...
The feast of All Saints is the natural successor to that of Pentecost. This is because last Sunday we saw the breath of the Spirit, while today we see the fruits of the Spirit. The Church wishes to honor all its saints as a whole, who, like a cloud, surround the holy throne of God and show the heights to which we can rise if we willingly consent to the God’s invitation to allow Him to become our Father and for us to become His children by grace. So the Church doesn’t merely recall the descent of the All-Holy Spirit but also experiences and records what this means for our life, for the presence of the Comforter on earth, how ...
Geronda truly shone forth in the monastic and spiritual struggle, and he became a light to those in darkness. This is evident from the deep reverence people have for him. They invoke his prayers and receive great help. Geronda works many signs and miracles. Many people see him, are helped by him, and feel great consolation from his presence. Especially here in North America, there are many people with strong faith in Elder Joseph. “According to your faith be it unto you,” Christ said. A physician in Ohio with great faith in the sanctity of Elder Joseph told us the following incidents in which he was helped by his prayers: One of my first encounters with Papou1 Joseph’s miracle- working powers occurred ...
Church bells toll again in the Rhopode village of Breze. There was no church in the village for nearly one...
While the Montenegrin authorities began demolishing supposedly “illegal” structures of the Serbian Orthodox Church yesterday beginning with the monastics’ residence...
Director of the Republic Institute for Protection of Cultural and Historical and Natural Heritage of Republika Srpska Mrs Jasna Milesevic...
Just days after the Huși Diocese of the Romanian Orthodox Church donated three houses to disadvantaged families as part of...
June 11, 2020 To the Reverend Clergy & Monastics of the Metropolis of Atlanta: My beloved Brothers and Sisters in...
On Sunday June 1/14, 2020 the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of All Saints, as it is ordained at the Book...
June 8, 2020 Beloved Faithful in Christ, Greetings and blessings to you and your families in the Name of our...
June 14, 2020 The Very Reverend and Reverend Clergy Esteemed Members of the Metropolitan Council, Esteemed Members of the Parish...
A wildfire that erupted on Friday in a forest area at the Cape Arapis site on Mount Athos was under...
A new four-member executive organ of the Holy Community, the council of representatives of all 20 monasteries located on the...
After the decision of the Holy and Sacred Synod, Chaired by H.H.B. the Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos, on Saturday morning,...
Filming has begun in Greece of the US-Greek production “Man of God”, based on the life and works of St....
The feast of All Saints in Sydney The memory of All Saints was honoured in the Holy Archdiocese of Australia...
If we want to see the glory of God, let us love humility, because where humility drips, that’s where the glory of God wells up.
On Friday, June 12, 2020, an Hierarchical Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Chapel of the Archdiocese by His Eminence...
‘We went through the fire and water; but Thou broughtest us out into a place of refreshment.’ Pentecost completes the cycle of the great feasts of the Dispensation of the Lord. The Holy Spirit came to seal the salvation of mankind wrought by the Lord Jesus. On this day, the Sunday of All Saints, the Church teaches us that the Saints are the fruit of the Holy Spirit. On the day of Pentecost, the Heavenly Father shed the gifts of the Holy Spirit like rain. Wherever these gifts found good earth, they bore the fruit of holy life. Thus, Pentecost is not just the birthday of the Church, but also of all her Saints. The Saints are the fruit of the ...
